Dan Colman raised to 170,000 from the button and Bertrand Grospellier called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Grospellier checked to Colman who continued for 150,000. Grospellier called, the turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the and Grospellier bet 420,000. Colman tanked for a bit before he called.
Grospellier tabled for a pair of jacks, Colman mucked, and Grospellier won the pot to up his stack to about 8,000,000.
"Value town for the old guy!" said an excited Antonio Esfandiari.
Dario Sammartino raised to 175,000 from the cutoff before Chris Moore reraised to 400,000 from the button. Sammartino called after the blinds got out of the way.
The flop came and Sammartino checked. Moore tossed out a continuation bet totaling 450,000 and Sammartino called after a short pause.
Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.
Sammartino asked for a count of Moore's chips before announcing all in for just short of five million. Moore had 2.8 million behind and agonized over his decision before mucking his hand.
"$300 if you can beat a pair of aces," said Connor Drinan, pulling out three $100 bills and placing them next to Sammartino.
Sammartino didn't accept the offer and smiled as he mucked his hand and raked in the pot.
From the hijack, Moritz Dietrich open-shoved for his last 520,000. The cutoff, button, and small blind all folded, but the prize was too good for big blind Scott Seiver to let it go.
Moritz Dietrich:
Scott Seiver:
Dietrich wished Seiver good luck, and that was what he would get. The board ran out and Dietrich exited the tournament area.
The tournament is own to 22 players — two to the money.
Bertrand Grospellier raised to 165,000 from middle position and Doug Polk defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Polk checked to Grospellier who continued for 225,000. Polk called, the turn fell, and Polk led out for 200,000. Grospellier called to see the river and both players checked.
Polk showed for a queen-high straight, Grospellier showed the table , and Polk took down the pot.
Just before the blinds increased, Dan Colman raised to 135,000 from middle position. Martin Jacobson called from the big blind and the flop came down .
Jacobson check-called 200,000 from Colman to see the turn, where Jacobson check-called another 450,000 from Colman. The river completed the board and both players checked.
Jacobson tabled for a king-high straight, Colman mucked, and Jacobson collected the pot.
Simon Lam raised to 135,000 from middle position before the decision fell on Connor Drinan on the button. He thought for a minute before announcing all in for just under 1.5 million in chips. That was enough to take down the pot as the blinds, as well as Lam, mucked their hands.
In the following hand, Rainer Kempe raised to 135,000 from the hijack, and once again the action was on Drinan. He went into the tank for over a minute, prompting Kempe to call the clock.
The tournament director came over and gave Drinan 30 seconds to act on his hand. Shortly after, Drinan moved all in for 1.78 million. With the decision back on Kempe, he asked for a count, before releasing his hand and relinquishing the pot.
Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em.
A total of 130 entries took to the felt, and 23 players remain entering Day 3. A total of $505,555 was generated for One Drop, and the tournament prize pool is $13,722,150. The top 20 places will be paid, with a min-cash set at $166,666. However, each remaining player is looking to capture the first-place prize of $3,686,865 and a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
On top of the chip counts entering Day 3 is Bertrand Grospellier with 7,040,000. A late surge on Day 2 catapulted Grospellier to the top of the counts. The man known as "ElkY" got the better of 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth in a hand that generated a lot of buzz, helping Grospellier cement his status as chip leader beginning Day 3.
The field is stacked with some of poker's biggest names, two of which have had One Drop success before. Antonio Esfandiari and Dan Colman have each won the Big One for One Drop and remain in the hunt to capture another One Drop title. Also among the remaining field are the aforementioned Hellmuth, 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson, Doug Polk, Scott Seiver, and 2017 bracelet-winner Igor Kurganov.
Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. and the plan for the day is to play until only nine players remain.
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and Grospellier checked to Colman who continued for 150,000. Grospellier called, the turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
and Grospellier bet 420,000. Colman tanked for a bit before he called.
for a pair of jacks, Colman mucked, and Grospellier won the pot to up his stack to about 8,000,000.
and Sammartino checked. Moore tossed out a continuation bet totaling 450,000 and Sammartino called after a short pause. 
completed the board. 
and Dietrich exited the tournament area.
and Polk checked to Grospellier who continued for 225,000. Polk called, the 
turn fell, and Polk led out for 200,000. Grospellier called to see the 
river and both players checked.
for a queen-high straight, Grospellier showed the table 
, and Polk took down the pot.
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turn, where Jacobson check-called another 450,000 from Colman. The 
for a king-high straight, Colman mucked, and Jacobson collected the pot.
board where Grospellier bet 155,000. Polk check-called.
and both players checked.